Abstract:
This research aimed to analyze and describe the correlation between work
motivation and discipline of civil servants in the Education Department of Riau
Province, Indonesia. The quantitative research method with a correlational technique
was employed. The data were gathered using a set of questionnaire. The targetted
research population was the civil servants of Education Department in Proliferated
district, Riau Province. The sample was taken by using simple random sampling
technique through randomly selecting two districts and a city, consisting of 250 civil
servants. Some 130 civil servants from each district and a city were treated as the
respondents using the Slovin formula. The research result showed that there was a
positive correlation between motivation at work and discipline of the civil servants.
From the result of the study, it could be concluded that the discipline of civil servants
could be improved by reinforcing their work motivation
